2005 Ford F-150 complaints

I EXPERIENCED EXTREME FRONT BRAKE SHUDDER AFTER ONLY 6200 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FAULT OF THE FRONT ROTORS. I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE CUT. I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE ROTORS TO WARP AGAIN, AND HOPEFULLY THEY WON'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NO HELP FROM INQUIRIES WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S REAR SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE TIRES WERE REGULARLY ROTATED AND CHECKED FOR ACCURATE TIRE PRESSURE.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEED THROUGH A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD INTO AN EMBANKMENT WITHOUT WARNING. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED. THE POLICE WAS NOT ALERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK WAS IN PARK, WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO IT IN GEAR, THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK. UPDATED 02/22/07.*JB

WHILE TRYING TO STOP MY FORD F-150 TRUCK, I WAS ACTUALLY HITTING THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME AS I WAS PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I COULD NOT TELL THAT IT WAS HAPPENING UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. AS I PSHED ON THE BRAKE THE TRUCK DID NOT SEEM TO SLOW DOWN NEARLY AS FAST AS IT SHOULD HAVE, SO I PUSHED HARDER ON THE BRAKE AND THAT DID NOT SEEM TO WORK PROPERLY, THEN I REALIZED THE RIGHT EDGE OF MY FOOT WAS ACTUALLY DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, BUT YOU COULD NOT REALLY FEEL IT SINCE IT HAS VERY LITTLE RESISTANCE. WHEN I REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING, I TRIED TO LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELRATOR, BUT TO DO SO I HAD TO RELEASE THE BRAKE A BIT. WHEN I DID THAT, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD TOWARD THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND HIT IT. IT HAPPENS BECAUSE AS YOU ARE HITTING THE ACCELERATOR WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE, THE ENGINE REVS UP TO HIGH RPM, AS YOU TRY TO GET YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND RELEASE THE BRAKE A BIT, THE CAR THINKS YOU WANT TO GO FAST AND TAKES OFF BECAUSE OF THE HIGH RPM. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT TWO OR THREE WEEKS AGO, BUT IT JUST SEEMED LIKE AN ODDITY AT THE TIME SO I DID NOT REALLY THINK IT WAS A BIG DEAL. THEN IT HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN YESTERDAY WHEN I NEEDED TO STOP QUICKLY BECAUSE EVERYONE HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES IN FRONT OF ME, SO WHEN I WENT TO HIT MY BRAKES, I INADVERTANTLY WAS HITTING THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME, IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS I PLOWED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD PLENTY OF ROOM IN FRONT OF ME, AT LEAST 10 TO 15 FEET OR

WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE IN COLD CONDITIONS OR ON COLD STARTS THE ENGINE RACES. ALSO DURING THIS TIME AS YOU TRY AND APPLY THE BRAKES THE MOTOR RACES AND IF IN GEAR IT WILL SURGE/LEAP FORWARD. THIS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BLOCK WALL AND DAMAGE THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND LATER DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE RESULTING IN THE ENGINE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, FLAKING OF THE TIRE'S SIDEWALLS WERE NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS TOO LOW AND THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TIRE MANUFACTURER: GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO. BRAND & TIRE LINE: AMERI-TECH. SIZE:P255/70R17. UPDATED 11/21/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S FACTORY KEY WAS DEFECTIVE AND DOES NOT START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE INCLUDED 3 KEYS; 2 GOOD AND 1 DEFECTIVE. ANY TIME A GOOD KEY WAS USED TO LOCK THE DOOR, THE DEFECTIVE KEY DOES NOT WORK AT ALL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEFECTIVE KEY WORKED IF IT USED TO LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE STARTING UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO PROGRAMMED ANOTHER KEY, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO EXPRESSED THAT ANOTHER KEY COULD NOT BE REPROGRAMMED BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED THREE TIMES AND SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE OTHER DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND OFFERED NO RESOLUTION.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING, WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNAL TO INDICATE BRAKE FAILURE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED A VACUUM LINE HAD DISCONNECTED DUE TO OIL PRESENCE IN THE CONNECTION. THE RUBBER HOSE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT DENIED ANY TRACES OF OIL IN THE SURROUNDING OF THE VACUUM HOSE CONNECTION. UPDATED 11/03/06. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 F-150 4-DOOR 2WD WITH A RETRACTABLE SUNROOF. AT ABOUT 3000 MILES IT STARTED LEAKING FROM RAINING SO MUCH IN WA STATE. I TOOK IT TO TITUS-WILL FORD IN TACOMA AND THEY FIXED IT IN A TIMELY MANNER. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD AN IMPROPER BRAKE ADJUSTMENT WHICH MADE THE SLACK ADJUSTER LENGTH DIFFERENT ON EACH SIDE OF AN AXLE. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM AND THE CONTACT REQUESTED THAT THE BRAKE CHAMBERS BE REPLACED AND EACH OF THE SERVICE CHAMBERS MUST BE OF THE SAME SIZE ACROSS THE VEHICLE'S AXLES. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS PAST THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND HAS CAUSED TROUBLE WHILE THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS INADVERTENTLY IT BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. *NM

2005 F150 RWD VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO FORD REPAIR 3 TIMES FOR BRAKES (PARKING BRAKE, ABS). ONE OCCASION THE TEMPERATURE OF THE LT REAR HUB WAS 385 DEGREES F BY INFERRED THERMOMETER. ANOTHER OCCASION RT REAR WAS TOO HOT TO TOUCH AFTER SITTING FOR AN HOUR. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALUMINUM RIMS THAT THE DEALER STATES SHOW NO DAMAGE. ALSO UNKNOWN IS WHAT THIS TEMPERATURE MAY HAVE CAUSED TO THE REAR BEARINGS, SEALS AND OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS (CALIPERS). ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENT ON AND DRIVEABLITY WAS INTOLERABLE WITH SHAKING AND VIBRATION. FUEL CONSUMPTION GOT WORSE BY 30%. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND PARTS WERE REPLACED (ROTOR, ABS SENSOR, PARKING BRAKE REATTACHED) , PARKING BRAKES WAS FOUND DISCONNECTED IN THE SEMI LOCKED POSITION ON THE SECOND RETURN, MISSED ON FIRST RETURN. UNABLE TO GET OLD PARTS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ON A HILL APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 8MPH , THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL BRAKING POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWNHILL AND STRIKE A FENCE. THE SEATBELT WAS WORN AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. HOWEVER, THE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE WAS NOT ALERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS INOPERATIVE. THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT CORRECTED THE BRAKING PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

WHEN DRIVING PAST LUKE AIR FORCE BASE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATES IN MY 2005 FORD F150. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY THE RADAR. I WANT TO KNOW IF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY IN THE EVENT AN ACCIDENT OCCURS WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. OTHER PEOPLE WE KNOW ARE ALSO HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2005 FORD TRUCKS AND SUVS. *NM

THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED AT 3000 MILES, THE SECOND TIME, IT WAS AROUND 19,300 MILES AND WAS A BIT MORE INTENSE. I WAS SITTING AT THE STOP LIGHT, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, THE TRUCK STARTED ACCELERATING TO THE POINT,I STARTED GOING INTO TRAFFIC. I THEN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND TAPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GET IT TO IDLE DOWN. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. I THEN TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER, WHERE I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD I PROBABLY HAD ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE OTHER ON THE GAS, WHEN I TOLD HIM I DRIVE WITH ONE FOOT, HE SAID MY FOOT COULD HAVE SLIPPED FROM THE BRAKE TO THE GAS PEDAL. EVERY TIME HE CAME UP WITH A LAME EXCUSE AS TO WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED I LET HIM KNOW HE WAS WRONG. NOTHING WAS DONE AND WAS TOLD IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN BRING IT BACK IN AND THEY WILL LOOK AT IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WILL BE TAKING IT TO SOMEONE ELSE NEXT TIME OR GETTING A HOLD OF FORD TO FIND A SOLUTION. *NM

I WAS GOING TO MEET MY HUSBAND ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO PICK UP MY SON. I STARTED SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEED OF 90KMS/HR QUITE A WAYS BACK. I SLOWED THE TRUCK TO ABOUT 30KMS/HR ABOUT 40 FEET BEHIND HIS PICKUP. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK I WAS DRIVING GAVE A COUPLE OF LURCHES, SPED UP AND SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF MY HUSBANDS TRUCK. I DID NOT REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO STOP THE TRUCK. ON THE GROUND BESIDE THE TRUCK THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF SOMETHING STRANGE GOING ON WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE. LIKE IT HAD REVVED UP, BRAKED, REVVED AND BRAKED AGAIN. THE SALESMAN THAT SOLD US THE TRUCK CAME OUT TO THE SCENE AND SAID THAT HE BELIEVED SOMETHING WENT TERRIBLY WRONG AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT LACOMBE FORD. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT COME UP WITH A CAUSE FOR THE BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION LIKE THEY DID. FORD CANADA DID NO FURTHER TESTING ON THE TRUCK. THERE WAS $8000 DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE F150 AND $1000 DAMAGE TO THE OTHER PICKUP WHICH WE HAVE TO PAY FOR. WE HAD THE DAMAGE ON THE FRONT END REPAIRED AND DECIDED TO TRADE IT IN FOR SOMETHING THAT MIGHT NOT KILL ME AND MY FAMILY. THE DAY I WAS TAKING IT IN TO BE TRADED IT FAILED AGAIN, THIS TIME AT THE STOP SIGN AT AN OVERPASS. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING THAT DAY. NOTHING WAS EVER CORRECTED ON THE TRUCK. *NM

BRAKE FAILURE. *NM

WHILE COMING TO A STOP OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS A LOSS OF PRESSURE FEEL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. ON THE 26TH OF JULY I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO POWER FORD IN VALENCIA CA. AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. IT IS MY BELIEF THE VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER IS LEAKING PRESSURE WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS HIGH, BOTH TIMES THIS OCCURRED THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE 110 DEGREES. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150 LEASED IN JULY OF 2005. I HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO INCIDENCES WHERE A TIRE HAS GONE FLAT IN A MATTER OF SECONDS WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT SPEEDS NEAR 60 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT IN EACH CASE BUT THIS COULD HAVE GONE TERRIBLY WRONG IF I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL OR TO KEEP IN MY LANE. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JULY 17, 2006. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, NEAR 65 MPH, MY RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT WITHIN 5 SECONDS. I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TRYING TO STEER THE TRUCK AND NEARLY COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE NEXT TO ME. I REMOVED THE WHEEL FROM THE TRUCK AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER. THE TIRE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE WHEEL AND TOLD ME THE VALVE STEM WAS LEAKING; NO HOLE OR PUNCTURE IN THE TIRE COULD BE FOUND. THEY REMOVED THE TIRE FROM THE RIM AND INSPECTED THE TIRE TO FIND DAMAGE IN THE INNER WALL OF THE TIRE. I REQUESTED THAT THE TIRE, VALVE STEM, AND LABOR BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS THEIR FAULT. HE STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW TIRE AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE VALVE STEM. I ARGUED THAT I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FAILURE OF THE TIRE AND I BELIEVED IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I EXPLAINED THAT I THOUGH FORD HAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VALVE STEMS AND HE CONTINUED TO TELL ME I MUST HAVE HIT A POT HOLE OR SOMETHING. I WAS VERY UPSET THAT HE WAS ENTIRELY AVOIDING THE ISSUE AT HAND AND BLAMI

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD ROARING NOISE COMING FROM REAR END. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THREE DEALERSHIPS. NEW PINION GEARS, AND NEW CARRIAGE BEARINGS WERE REPLACED BUT THE ROARING SOUND PERSISTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RELEASING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES FROM THE VEHICLE IN PREPERATION TO DRIVE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WOULD STICK IN PLACE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL WITH THE EMERGNECY BRAKES APPIED GENERATING PRESSURE TOWARD THE TIRES WHICH CAUSED THEM TO RUN HOT AND BURN. THE BURNING RELEASED A BURNING TIRE ODOR. THE DEALERS DETERMINED THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE FOR ANY SERVICE EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NO REPAIRS WERE DONE.

HAD MY F150 FOR LESS THAN 3 MONTHS WHEN NOTICED THE VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, ALSO HAS ROUGH IDLE, AND ROUGH SUSPENSION. TOOK TO DEALER THEY STATED NOTHING WRONG... WELL NOW ITS BEEN ABOUT 9 MONTH AND THE VIBRATION HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED YOU GET THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING ALONG WITH THE TRUCK. AGAIN I TOOK TO THE DEALER NOW THEY TELL ME MY ROTORS ARE WARPED AND I NEED AN ALIGNMENT AND NEW TIRES CAUSE IT ATE THE TREAD OFF THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES, AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $400.00. I TALKED TO THE TIRE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT HE EVEN SAID THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS. BUT FORD SERVICE SAYS IT NORMAL.....NOW I AM DRIVING A TRUCK WITH KIDS THAT IS UNSAFE. ARE THEY WANTING FOR PEOPLE TO DIE BEFORE THEY CORRECT THIS PROBLEM?? *JB

MY WIFE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT IN THE LEFT TURN LANE. SHE IS DRIVING A FORD F150 TRUCK, WITH LESS THAN 6,000 MILES. WHILE WAITING AT THE LIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN ACCELERATING UNEXPECTEDLY. SHE HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THIS INITIALLY HELD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE. THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED TO INCREASE AND SHE PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKE PETAL, IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, STRIKING THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. NO ONE WAS HURT AND I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP, TOLD ME THAT IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE DAY BEFORE, I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AND WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, I THOUGHT I HEARD THE ENGINE RUNNING IN A LOUD OR ROUGH MANNER. I TURNED THE RADIO OFF AND LISTENED INTENTLY. I CHECK THE GAUGES AND THEY WERE FIND. THE LIGHT CHANGED AND I DROVE FORWARD AND THE FUNNY NOISE WENT AWAY. COULD THIS HAVE BEEN AN INDICATION OF BAD THINGS TO COME? FINALLY, I FOUND A SIMILAR INCIDENT ON THE NHTSA COMPLAINT SITE, DATED SEPTEMBER 8, 2005. THE INCIDENT ON THAT DATE IS ALMOST EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE. *NM

VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER ONLY 18 MONTHS, 38,925 MILES. DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY TRANSMISSION FAILED. NO LACK OF FLUID, VEHICLE IS NOT USED TO TOW. COULD ONLY STATE THAT EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD UP IN TRANSMISSION AND RESULTED IN FAILURE. VEHICLE AND BEEN DRIVEN HOME PRIOR EVENING WITH NO ISSUES, NEXT MORNING FAILED AT START UP. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE, REPLACED WITH A REBUILT UNIT AT A COST OF $2,800. *JB

PLEASE HELP A CONSUMER! I QUESTION THE SAFETY AND LONG TERM VALUE OF THE NEW FORD F150 TRUCKS MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I AM WRITING YOU AS A LAST DITCH EFFORT TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT A PRODUCTION ISSUE WITH THE FORD F150 TRUCKS THAT VIBRATE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO I PURCHASED A NEW F150 AND FROM THAT POINT I HAVE HAD A VIBRATION AND TRANSMISSION ISSUE. FORD HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT IT AND IN THE PROCESS I FOUND THAT THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM FORGED SOME INVOICE DOCUMENTS. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THIS PROBLEM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WHEN I STARTED TO LOOK INTO IT. YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF IF YOU SEARCH GOOGLE FOR TOPICS LIKE "2005 F150 VIBRATION". IF YOU WOULD LIKE, I COULD SEND YOU A LIST OF WEBSITES TO HELP. IN ALL FAIRNESS TO FORD THEY DESERVE A CHANCE TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THIS AND I AM IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING WITH A LAWYER TO GET MY MONEY BACK. I HAVE ATTACHED A COPY OF MY NIGHTMARE TO THIS EMAIL AND JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW I HAVE FOLLOWED EVERY PROTOCOL SET BY FORD. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT FORD JUST LIKES TO HAVE PROBLEMS DELAYED AND EXPECT PEOPLE TO RUN OUT OF MONEY WHEN TRYING TO RECOVER THEIR ORIGINAL PURCHASE. YOU WILL ALSO FIND EMAILS ATTACHED FROM PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS STORY IS NOT A WASTE OF YOUR TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEARCH THE INTERNET, YOU WILL FIND ALL THE SUPPORTING INFORMATION YOU NEED. CAN YOU PLEASE FIND THE TIME TO HELP GET THE WORD OUT AND MAKE THINGS RIGHT? I JUST

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE VIBRATION RECURRED THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TIRES WERE ALIGNED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED RESULTING IN THE CONTACT NOT EXCEEDING 60 MPH WHILE DRIVING. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER IS BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL (TA). THE TIRE LINE IS P275/65R18. THE DOT NUMBER IS APU9AU610905. *AK UPDATED 07/05/06. *JB

BAD VIBRATION FROM REAR OF TRUCK 55-60 MPH INTERMITTENT. FORD STATE IT IS AFTERMARKET TIRES. HAD TRUCK IN 2 TIMES WITH FACTORY TIRES AND 3 TIMES WITH NEW TIRES FOR SAME VIBRATION. PINION ANGLE CHANGED TWICE ON TRUCK CAUSING MORE VIBRATIONS THAT FORD WON'T FIX. NOW TRUCK IS LEAKING ENGINE OIL FROM REAR MAIN. I AM AFRAID TO TAKE TRUCK ON LONG TRIPS FOR FEAR OF DRIVELINE FAILURE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON WEB OF SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS FORD NOT MADE TO FIX THIS ISSUE?TRUCK HAS 6,200 MILES ON IT AND ALMOST A YEAR OLD. THIS COULD BE A BIG SAFETY CONCERN IF DRIVELINE FAILURE OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE BEEN AN AUTO MECHANIC FOR 18 YEARS AT DEALERSHIPS AND I KNOW A TIRE VIBRATION FROM A DRIVELINE VIBRATION. *JB

THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED DECEMBER 19, 2005: CAUSE: BRAKE FAILURE. WE WERE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND I WAS HOLDING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN IT COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR AND ROLLED IN TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS ONLY 2000 MILES ON THE PICK-UP. I WASN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENED UNTIL WE WERE AT ANOTHER STOP LIGHT AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL I HAD PRESSURE. WE RETURNED HOME IN MARCH AND I WENT TO THE DEALER WHOM WE PURCHASED IT FROM (VALU FORD AT ELBOW LAKE, MINNESOTA) AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM. HE TRIED IT AND SAID HE COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. I GOT INTO THE PICK-UP AND SHOWED HIM HOW THE MASTER CYLINDER COLLAPSES WHEN PRESSURE IS HELD ON IT. HE TRIED ANOTHER PICK-UP SAME YEAR AND SAID THAT'S THE WAY ITS SUPPOSED TO BE??? I WENT TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER IN ALEXANDRIA (JUETTNER MOTORS) AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT I WANTED DONE AND THEY TOLD ME MY INSURANCE COMPANY SHOULD TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM AND DIDN'T EVEN CHECK THE BRAKES. I HAVE TAKEN THE PICK-UP TO 5 DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT GARAGES AND THEY HAVE ALL SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER SHOULD NOT COLLAPSE WHEN PRESSURE IS HELD ON THE PEDAL. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND ASK IF THEY COULD HAVE A COMPANY TECH EXPLAIN TO ME WHY THE MASTER CYLINDER COLLAPSES WHEN PRESSURE IS HELD ON THE PEDAL. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM THEM. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR MASTER CYLINDER AND SHOULD BE FIXED. I COMPLAINED TO FORD AGAIN AND ASK THEM TO HAVE SOME ONE

AT 20,000 MILES I TOOK MY 2005 F150 SUPERCREW XLT 4X4 INTO FIRESTONE, TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE NOTHING WRONG WITH THE PADS, AS I STILL HAD ABOUT 65-70% LEFT ON THEM. HOWEVER THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ROTORS. HE STATED THEY WERE WARPED. KNOWING THIS IS NOT NORMAL, I ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON THING ON THE NEW MODEL FORDS. AND HE STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF THEM IN FOR THE EXACT SAME THING, WARPED ROTORS. I TOLD HIM TO PUT THE TRUCK BACK TOGETHER AND WOULD TAKE TO FORD. HE STATED THAT THE REASON THEY WERE WARPING, WAS BECAUSE OF A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH DID NOT ALLOW THEM TO GET ENOUGH AIR TO COOL, AND IF BRAKES WERE APPLIED HARD, THEN CAUSED THEM TO WARP. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD DEALERSHIP ( JENKINS AND WYNNE IN CLARKSVILLE, TN.) INFORMED THE SERVICE WRITER. AS I WAS SPEAKING TO HIM, A TECH FROM THE SHOP WALKED IN, AND SAID THERE WAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THEM. THEY TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE SHOP, AND AFTER A DAY INFORMED ME THAT MY TRUCK HAD THE "NEW AND IMPROVED BRAKES" ALREADY INSTALLED. I ASKED HOW THEY COULD BE NEW AND IMPROVED IF DOING THE SAME AS THE OLD STYLE. THEY STATED THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF ME. WHEN I INQUIRED AS TO THE HOW? THE SERVICE WRITER STATED " WE WILL MACHINE THEM." I TOLD HIM THAT JUST MEANS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GRIND THE ROTORS FLAT, AND THAT IT WASN'T FIXING THE ISSUE. I WOULD JUST HAVE TO HAVE A COMPLETE TOTAL BRAKE REPLACEMENT AT 40,000 MILES. HE COMMENTED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD D

PURCHASED A 2005 F-150 4X4 FORD PICK-UP TRUCK AND IMMEDIATELY FELT A STRONG VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK. TOOK IT BACK TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS EACH ONE CLAIMING THEY FIX IT. THE VIBRATION STILL EXISTS AND NOW THE STEERING WHEEL IS VIBRATING. I BELIEVE THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE. I WILL CONTINUE TO EXHAUST ALL AVENUES TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THIS TRUCK. *NM

MAY 2, 2006 THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED DECEMBER 19, 2005: CAUSE: BREAK FAILURE. WE WERE STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND I WAS HOLDING PRESSURE ON THE BREAK PEDAL AND IT COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR AND ROLLING IN TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS ONLY 2000 MILES ON THE PICK-UP. I WASN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENED UNTIL WE WERE AT ANOTHER STOP LIGHT AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I PUMPED THE BREAK PEDAL TILL I HAD PRESSURE. WE RETURNED HOME IN MARCH AND I WENT TO THE DEALER WHOM WE PURCHASED IT FROM (VALU FORD AT ELBOW LAKE, MINNESOTA) AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM. HE TRIED IT AND SAID HE COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. I GOT INTO THE PICK-UP AND SHOWED HIM HOW THE MASTER CYLINDER COLLAPSES WHEN PRESSURE IS HELD ON IT. HE TRIED ANOTHER PICK-UP SAME YEAR AND SAID THAT??S THE WAY ITS SUPPOSED TO BE??? I WENT TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER IN ALEXANDRIA (JUETTNER MOTORS) AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT I WANTED DONE AND THEY TOLD ME MY INSURANCE COMPANY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM AND DIDN'T EVEN CHECK THE BREAKS. I HAVE TAKEN THE PICK-UP TO 5 DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT GARAGES AND THEY HAVE ALL SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER SHOULD NOT COLLAPSE WHEN PRESSURE IS HELD ON THE PEDAL. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND ASK IF THEY COULD HAVE A COMPANY TECH EXPLAIN TO ME WHY THE MASTER CYLINDER COLLAPSES WHEN PRESSURE IS HELD ON THE PEDAL. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM THEM. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR MASTER CYLINDER AND SHOULD BE FIXED. I COMPLAINED TO FORD AGAIN AND ASK THEM TO HAVE

THE DEALERSHIP LIEDTO ME THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS BUYING THE CAR AND NOT LEASING IT. I HAVE GONE PLENTY TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY DON'T PUT ANY ATTENTION TO ME. I HAD TALKEDTO THE SALES PERON GUSTAVO MAYA. I ALSO TALKED TO J.R. STARIKA THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP BUT HE NEVER TRIED TO GIVE ME A SOLUTION FOR MY PROBLEM. WHAT I WANTED WAS A PURCHASE AND NOT A LEASE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TAILGATE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS HANGING BY THE CABLES. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT 10 MPH, HAULING A 300 POUND COUCH. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THIS WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THOUGH THEY ADMITTED THAT IT WAS NOT THE CONTACT'S FAULT. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE TAILGATE WAS BUILT EXTREMELY LIGHT, AND IT WAS SPRING LOADED. FELT THAT THE DEALER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN THE CONSUMER'S 2005 FORD F150 FAILED. *NM

BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES. LAST TIME PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND I WENT THROUGH STOP SIGN. ALSO HAD THROTTLE STICKING. AFTER PEDAL SINKS TO FLOOR & YOU TRY A SECOND ATTEMPT THEN IT WORKS FINE. TRUCK HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP SINCE FEBRUARY 10, 2006 & IS STILL THERE TODAY APRIL 17, 2006. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR REPAIR PROBLEM. FORD TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND NOTIFY THEM. VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE IN IT'S CURRENT CONDITION. *NM

EVERYTIME I HIT THE BRAKES, THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT NEVER HOLDS. PERSON IN THE SEAT ALWAYS HAS TO BE READY WHEN I BRAKE, EITHER HARD OR SOFT. SEAT BELT NOT DOING ITS WORK, NOT LOCKING, NOT HOLDING. HAPPENS COUNTLESS TIMES. TOOK IN TO THE DEALER, THEY SAY NOTHINGS WRONG, BUT IF I REALLY HAVE TO HIT BRAKES ONE DAY, SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET HURT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED HOWEVER; A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DMV FILED A REPORT. UPDATE 5/2/2006 - *NM

FORD F-150 DEVELOPED SEVERE CHASSIS SHUDDER AT 60 MPH ON FREEWAY. EXITED FREEWAY AND SHUDDER DID NOT CONTINUE WHEN TRAVEL RESUMED. *NM

I HAVE NOT HAD A FAILURE AT THIS TIME. THE PROBLEM IS THE BRAKES ON MY 2005 F-150. THE PEDAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN MUSHY AND ENGAGES THE BRAKES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS WHEN APPLIED, I NEVER WHERE THE BRAKING WILL BEGIN. SOME TIMES IF I AM PARKING A TRAILER WHERE THE BRAKES ARE USED A LOT THE PEDAL WILL BE ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I DID ALMOST BACK INTO A CAR WHEN PARKING BECAUSE THE BRAKES DIDN'T ENGAGE UNTIL PEDAL WAS QUITE LOW. *NM

PURCHASED MY FORD F - 150 [XXX]) ON AUGUST 18, 2005. ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2005, WAS TOWING A CARGO TRAILER OF FURNITURE AND OTHER ITEMS AND WENT TO UNLOAD SOME OF THE THINGS AT THE FIRST STOP. I SET THE PARKING BRAKE ON THE VEHICLE SINCE I HAD BACKED UP A DRIVEWAY AND WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE. UPON UNLOADING CERTAIN ITEMS AT THE FIRST STOP, I PULLED THE RELEASE LEVER ON THE PARKING BRAKE AND PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT STOP, ABOUT 10 MILES AWAY. WHILE ON THE WAY, I NOTICED A SHIMMY TO THE TRUCK AND ACTUALLY PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SEE IF I HAD A FLAT TIRE OR SOME OTHER PROBLEM WITH EITHER THE TRUCK OR THE TRAILER I WAS TOWING. I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING OBVIOUS AND CONTINUED TO MY DESTINATION. WHILE BACKING THE TRUCK AND TRAILER INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT THE NEXT PLACE, I NOTICED THE REAR WHEEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ONLY, WAS SMOKING. THE WHEEL WAS TOO HOT TO TOUCH AND HAD THE SMELL OF BURNT BRAKE LINING. AFTER CONTINUING ON MY TRIP ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE RESOLVED ITSELF. AFTER THAT, I HAVE NOT USED THE PARKING BRAKE SINCE. I NOTICED A SLIGHT SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT THAT OCCURS WHEN BRAKING. THE SHAKING DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME, BUT SEEMS TO MORE PROMINENT DURING GRADUAL BRAKING. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AT A FORD DEALER ON FEBRUARY 1, 2006 TO HAVE THE BRAKES LOOKED AT. THEY SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL. NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED. WHEN THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, THEY DID NOT NOTICE A SHIMMY OR SHAKING IN

JERKING AND BUMPING NOISE IN DRIVE LINE AT LIGHT ACCELERATION JUST BEFORE OR JUST AFTER TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO THE NEXT GEAR. DEALER ADDED A GEAR FLUID ADDITIVE THAT THEY SAID WAS LEFT OUT AT FACTORY. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE HEATER IS ENGAGED GAS FUMES ARE DETECTED IN THE VEHICLE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS, SPARK PLUGS, STARTER, FLY WHEEL, TRANSFER CASE, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WITH NO SUCCESS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE CONTACT'S FOOT PRESSES THE ACCELERATOR. THE DEALER INDICATED THE BRAKES OPERATE AS DESIGNED AND BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS MEET THE FMVSS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. UPDATED 3/28/2006 - *NM

SHUDDERING, SHAKING, ROUGH IDLE, BANGING WHEN RE-APPLYING GAS AFTER COASTING AND STALLING AT INTERSECTIONS. THEN MANUFACTURER HAS REPLACED 5 FUEL INJECTORS SO FAR AND THE TRUCK IS RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN. I HAVE 23K MILES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE REVVED TO 5000 RPM AND THE TIRES SPUN AND WERE BURNING RUBBER. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. *JB THE HORN ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/17/06. *JB

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 F150, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE STARTED LOCKING UP AND SMELLING REALLY BAD. I STOPPED TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND THE RIM TO BE VERY HOT. I DROVE IT A FEW MORE MILES TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO LOAN ME A CAR FOR FREE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I ASKED WHAT PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM THEY HAVE STARTED HAVING WITH F150 BRAKE CALIPERS LOCKING UP WHILE CUSTOMERS ARE DRIVING. IT BOTHERS ME THAT I HAD TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM THIS WAY. I THINK FORD SHOULD BE TELLING CUSTOMERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM RIGHT NOW BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT BAD FROM THIS DEFECT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK. THE SEAT BELTS RETRACTED, BUT DO NOT HOLD THE PASSENGERS IN THE SEAT. THE SEAT BELTS LEAVE ENOUGH WEBBING TO WHERE THE PASSENGERS COULD IMPACT THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELTS WITH NEW ONES; HOWEVER THE NEW SEAT BELTS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO APPLY SUDDEN BRAKE PRESSURE, THE VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE. THE BRAKES STOPPED THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER NOT BEFORE THE POINT OF IMPACT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT DUE TO THE DESIGN THIS COULD BE UNSAFE, ALTHOUGH THE PLACEMENT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DETERMINED THE PLACEMENT OF THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL MET FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS AND NO CORRECTIONS WERE MADE.

2005 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW 4X4, HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN VEHICLE,WITH A BURNING SMELL, LIGHTS COMING ON WITH NO ONE IN VEHICLE, A/C COMING ON BY IT'S SELF AND CAN'T SHUT IT OFF, BATTERY GOING DEAD,4 WAY FLASHERS TURNING CAN'T TURN OFF, RADIO GOING HAYWIRE,INTERIOR LIGHTS COMING ON,BUZZERS RINGING WHEN DRIVING, TURN KEY OFF GAUGES STAY ON. HAD 2,600 MILES ON VEHICLE WHEN IT BURNED. DEALER COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING??????*JB

FRONT ROTORS WARPED WITHIN 9000 MILES AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPS AND VIBRATES UNCONTROLIBLY ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AT 10,293 MILES THEN REPLACED AT 11,475 MILES AND REPLACED AGAIN AT 17,158 MILES AND AT THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD EXPIRE AT 23,475 MILES ON THE ROTORS AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS AND LABOR AFTER THIS MILEAGE AS OF THIS DATE I HAVE 20,400 MILES ON VEHICLE AND THE ROTORS AGAIN ARE STARTING TO WARP WHICH CAUSES VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED *NM